A Moviegoer Who Eats Nightmares

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the family who eats soil.

the most disturbing film i have ever seen.

last friday, i was so depressed because of our thesis so i waited for Tubby to finish her class in 161 and invited her for coffee. my other friends went home already so we got left behind. Because of boredom, we decided to go to gateway araneta instead. while waiting for a ride, we saw our friends Susy and Geno, Frodo and EIC. they invited us to watch this movie with them. Shempre, impulsive that we are, we agreed.

i thought the movie was some sort of an art film. well, it was.. i think. Its an experimental Film (not) directed by Khavn. seriously, this guy is either extremely brilliant or stark raving mad to produce such a movie.

the first two short films were kinda light. funny, even. the third film, MondoManila, was way too disturbing for my own good. i was cringing in my seat and i had to shut my eyes to spare me the gory details.

(after 4 days, i still shudder at the mere thought of this film)

the full length film, the Family Who Eats Soil is both funny and shocking. I wont try to be a genius or "malalim" pero i didnt get some parts of it.

the show ended with a mini concert by the Brockas, eccentric looking guys who plan to destroy our eardrums. the guitar riffs (which sounded like a fork being scraped against a blackboard) and the movie itself caused me to think we would never get out of the theater alive. Seriously, i thought they would slaughter us.

to summarize the film: too much gore. too much violence. too much sex.

but then again, So is OUR world.

Now, im really disturbed.